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Dragomira Majhen, PhD Friday, December 8, 2023, at 10:30 AM in Room 106 |
News
Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
November 9, 2023
Andrej Vilfan from the Department of Condensed Matter Physics F5 and colleagues from Germany and Great Britain have published an article in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences with the title 
Nonreciprocal interactions give rise to fast ciliumsynchronization in finite systems.
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Article in Nature Communications
November 9, 2023
Andrej Vilfan from the Department of Solid State Physics F5 and colleagues from Germany and Great Britain have published an article in the journal Nature Communications with the title Minimum entropy production by microswimmers with internal dissipation.
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Expert meeting F5
October 25, 2023
On Friday, October 6, 2023, the second Expert meeting F5 took place at the Slovene Ethnographic Museum in Ljubljana. This year's discussions were centered on the new laboratories and experimental techniques being established in the Department of Condensed Matter Physics F5. Colleagues prepared a series of informative lectures that, in contrast to the norm, shifted the focus away from the physics content of research. Read more >>
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Assist. Prof. Matjaž Humar, PhD received the Uroš Seljak, PhD award for his mentorship
October 16, 2023
On October 4, 2023, the Uroš Seljak, PhD awards and accolades for best scientific articles by students were granted for the second time at the University of Ljubljana. The awards were presented by the Rector of the University of Ljubljana Prof. Gregor Majdič, PhD, the donor Prof. Uroš Seljak, PhD, and the American-Slovenian Educational Foundation (ASEF). The awards and accolades from Prof. Uroš Seljak, PhD, of which three were presented this year, are intended to promote and support the scientific publications of students in first and second-degree study programs and to encourage mentorship of students in the Republic of Slovenia. Read more >>
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The president of Slovenia, Nataša Pirc Musar, visited the Bio-Integrated Photonics Lab
June 21, 2023
On June 2, 2023, the President of Slovenia, Nataša Pirc Musar, visited the Bio-Integrated Photonics Lab at the Jožef Stefan Institute. Matjaž Humar and Abdur Rehman Anwar presented her with some recent results under the project FoodTraNet. They conducted a live demonstration of the photonic barcodes. There was also a short debate about the importance of novel methods for tracking quality and authenticity of various foods.
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May 3, 2023Simple engineering of hybrid cellulose nanocrystal–gold nanoparticles results in a functional glyconanomaterial with biomolecular recognition properties. Read more >>| |
Article in Nature Chemical Biology
April 25, 2023
Assist. Prof. Iztok Urbančič from the Department of Condensed Matter Physics F5 and colleagues from Germany and Sweden have written a commentary article in Nature Chemical Biology with the title Do lipids tune B cell signaling? They compiled a brief overview of known mechanisms and open questions about the function of nanoscale membrane organisation in immune signalling, highlighting the recent study of Shelby et al. that employed super-resolution optical microscopy to elucidate the role of lipids in the activation of B cells.
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Article in Advanced Materials
February 23, 2023
Luka Pirker and Maja Remškar from the Department of Condensed Matter Physics F5 and colleagues from the University of Regensburg (Germany) published a paper in the journal Advanced Materials with the title Non-Destructive Low-Temperature Contacts to MoS2 Nanoribbon and Nanotube Quantum Dots. Read more >>
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The 1st COST NanoSpace Scientific Meeting
February 20, 2023
The 1st COST NanoSpace Scientific Meeting took place at the Jožef Stefan Institute between 9th and 11th of February 2023. The project involves astrophysicists, chemists and material scientists. The main scientific challenges on which we will try to address are (i) What nanocarbon species are present in space and how can we identify them?, (ii) What are the chemical pathways that lead to their formation and destruction?, and (iii) What is the role of nanocarbon species in non-terrestrial environments? Read more>>
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Article in Advanced Functional Materials
February 20, 2023
In recent years, transitional metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have opened a new frontier in the area of field emission devices. Due to their layered structure and the presence of thin and sharp edges with high aspect ratios the local electric field is enhanced which plays an important role in filed emission. Read more >>
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Article in Nature Communications
February 16, 2023
The current development of soft shape-memory materials is typically restricted to the synthesis of thin-walled samples, which greatly limits their practical application. Three-dimensional specimens can be produced using complex manufacturing methods, e.g. with additive manufacturing, but these require specialized equipment, while the production output is usually very low. M. Bobnar, N. Derets, S. Umerova, N. Novak, M. Lavrič, G. Cordoyiannis, B. Zalar and A. Rešetič, together with V. Domenici from Italy developed a new composite shape-memory material made from main-chain liquid crystal elastomer microparticles (LCEs) dispersed in a silicone polymer matrix. Read more >>
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Article in Nano Research
January 31, 2023
Assistant Professors Uroš Tkalec and Simon Čopar, together with a group of Assistant Professor Xiaoguang Wang from the Ohio State University, published an article Magnetocontrollable droplet mobility on liquid crystal-infused porous surfaces in Nano Research. Read more >>
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Article in Small
January 30, 2023
Jampani Venkata Subba Rao, PhD from the Department of Condensed Matter Physics F5 and colleagues from Luxembourg have published in Small the article Continuous Flow Microfluidic Production of Arbitrarily Long Tubular Liquid Crystal Elastomer Peristaltic Pump Actuators. Read more >>
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andrej Zorko was awarded the Excellence in Science 2022 prize
December 12, 2022
From 1 to 2 December 2022, the Slovenian Research Agency organized the ARRS Day 2022: Supporting Excellence at the Grand Hotel Union in Ljubljana. This is a traditional event, which also included the awarding of the Excellence in Science 2022 prizes for the best research achievements in the previous year. Read more >>
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Dr. Žiga Kos received the Award for top research achievement from University of Ljubljana in 2022
December 10, 2022
Dr Žiga Kos, a member of the Department of Condensed Matter Physics F5 at the Jožef Stefan Institute and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at University of Ljubljana, received the Top research achievent award for his paper titled Nematic bits and universal logic gates. Žiga Kos showed in collaboration with Jörn Dunkel that topological defects in nematic fluids can be used as computational elements (nematic bits). Read more >>
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Dr. Matjaž Gomilšek received the Ceremonial Charter for Young University Teachers and Associates
December 7, 2022
As part of the University of Ljubljana Week 2022 dr. Matjaž Gomilšek, a member of the Department of Condensed Matter Physics F5 at the Jožef Stefan Institute and the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Ljubljana, received the Ceremonial Charter for Young University Teachers and Associates. Read more >>
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December 2, 2022Continuous generation of topological defects in a passively driven nematic liquid crystal, where they study a similar behavior in a passively driven system. Read more >>
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European C-MetAC Days 2022
December 1, 2022
During November 21-24, 2022, the international conference “European C-MetAC Days 2022” took place in Split, Croatia. The conference is organized annually by the European Integrated Center for the Development of New Metallic Alloys and Compounds, a legal successor of the European network of Excellence »Complex Metallic Alloys – CMA« from the 7th EU Framework program. A member of the European C-MetAC is also the Condensed Matter Physics Department of the Jožef Stefan Institute. Read more >>
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November 24, 2022
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 | De Gennes Award 2022 goes to prof. dr. Slobodan Žumer August 8, 2022Prof. dr. Slobodan Žumer was awarded the de Gennes Award at the International Liquid Crystal Conference 2022, which took place from July 24 to July 29 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal. This is the highest recognition awarded by the International Liquid Crystal Society (ILCS). Professor Žumer is an exceptional theoretician, pedagogue, co-worker, mentor and former ILCS president whose contributions were extremely important for the impressive development of the field of liquid crystal research. Read more >> |
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 | Andrej Zorko is the recipient of the 2022 Science Impact Award July 6, 2022Andrej Zorko from the Department of Condensed Matter Physic is the recipient of the |
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 | Paper in Nature Communication March 13, 2022Researchers Aljaž Kavčič, dr. Maja Garvas, Matevž Marinčič and doc. dr. Matjaž Humar from the F5 department and dr. Boris Majaron from the F7 department of the Jožef Stefan Institute have, in collaboration with researchers from Graz University, published a paper in Nature Communications entitled |
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 | Article in Nature Materials January 5, 2022Associates of the Department of Condensed Matter Physics Tina Arh, Matej Pregelj, pHD, and prof. Andrej Zorko pHD, discovered the first realization of a quantum spin liquid on a Ising triangular-lattice antiferromagnet. They performed a large scale experimental study in collaboration with the researchers from the Slovenian Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics as well as researchers from India, Great Britain, France and the USA. The results were published in Nature Materials in the article The Ising triangular-lattice antiferromagnet neodymium heptatantalate as a quantum spin liquid candidate. In addition to being a significant scientific discovery, this discovery also has an important potential for the latest quantum technologies, as spin liquids are seen as one of the most perspective platforms in quantum computing. Read more >> |
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